Mon­tag, 6. Juni 2011, 19 Uhr, im Repu­bli­ka­ni­schen Club (Rockh­gasse 1, 1010 Wien) 

A field report by

Cory WANEK (Board mem­ber of the Wis­con­sin Edu­ca­ti­on Asso­cia­ti­on Council) 

Mode­ra­tor:

Wil­fried ALTZINGER (Uni­ver­si­ty of Eco­no­mics, Vien­na)

Pre­sen­ta­ti­on and Dis­cus­sion in English

Hos­ted by: BEIGEWUM and Rep. Club

 

 On Febru­a­ry 11, 2011, new­ly elec­ted Wis­con­sin Gover­nor Scott Wal­ker pre­sen­ted his bud­get repair bill. He said the bud­get defi­cit of over $3 bil­li­on is the main rea­son he needs to pass his law strip­ping away most bar­gai­ning rights from pubic sec­tor employees. This law is not only about fis­cal items but also to widen the poli­ti­cal power gap. It will take power away from workers and con­cen­tra­te it more with the busi­nes­ses and the Repu­bli­can Par­ty. This chan­ge will have impli­ca­ti­ons that are not only local but also natio­nal and international.

For more on that: 

The rea­son for the protests 

Divi­de and con­quer – the „haves and have nots“